January 2, 2014 | by Staff Writer

Jewelry Store Theft (Photos)

Montgomery County police are investigating the theft of two diamond rings from a jewelry store in north Bethesda.

Detectives are releasing photographs of the male and female suspects (see below) and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying them.

Here’s a police account of what happened:

“On December 16 at approximately 2:10 p.m., two suspects, a black male and black female, entered the Masica Diamonds store located at 11763 Rockville Pike. While the female suspect posed as a customer and distracted the store employee, the male suspect stole two diamond rings from a display case. The rings have a combined value of over $20,000.”

Anyone with information about this crime or the suspects in the photographs is asked to call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1.866.411.TIPS (8477).

Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information provided to them that leads to an arrest and/or indictment for this crime.

Photos | Montgomery County Police Department